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Jimmy Heath

1926 - 2020

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James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Jimmy Heath is the 1,928th most popular musician (up from 1,942nd in 2024), the 10,199th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,883rd in 2019) and the 755th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jimmy Heath ranks 1,928 out of 3,175. Before her are Harold Budd, Khatia Buniatishvili, Eric Prydz, Lynn Harrell, Jeremy Spencer, and Alan Jay Lerner. After her are David Cross, Elton Dean, The Proclaimers, Richard Ashcroft, Buddy Miles, and Giovanni D'Anzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Jimmy Heath ranks 460. Before her are Zena Marshall, Ralph Abernathy, Shohachi Ishii, Maria Janion, John Gardner, and Anthony Shaffer. After her are Rashidi Kawawa, Elemér Szathmáry, Tom Tryon, Ernst Larsen, José Manuel Caballero, and Joe Verdeur. Among people deceased in 2020, Jimmy Heath ranks 659. Before her are Owen Arthur, Rajko Đurić, Harold Budd, Gilberto Penayo, Lynn Harrell, and Hennadiy Kernes. After her are Denis Goldberg, Imre Farkas, Pavol Biroš, Carlos Contreras, Aarón Padilla Gutiérrez, and John Prine.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Heath ranks 10,201 out of 20,380. Before her are James H. Clark (1944), John Perry Barlow (1947), Alan Jay Lerner (1918), Richard B. Spencer (1978), Robert O'Brien (1908), and Carl Shy (1908). After her are Bella Thorne (1997), Edward Seaga (1930), Abigail Johnson (1961), James J. Martin (1960), Fantasia Barrino (1984), and Jesse Mashburn (1933).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Heath ranks 755. Before her are Jon Batiste (1986), Suzanne Ciani (1946), Blue Mitchell (1930), Harold Budd (1936), Lynn Harrell (1944), and Alan Jay Lerner (1918). After her are Buddy Miles (1947), Steve Gaines (1949), Anthony Braxton (1945), Cedar Walton (1934), Flavor Flav (1959), and Steve Albini (1962).

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